Adapt vs. Adjust
Difference Between Adapt and Adjust
Adaptverb
(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
Adjustverb
(transitive) To modify.
Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.Adaptverb
(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
to adapt a story for the stageto adapt an old machine to a new manufactureAdjustverb
(transitive) To improve or rectify.
He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.Adaptverb
(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character
to bring out a play adapted from the Frencha word of an adapted formAdjustverb
(transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
Adaptverb
(intransitive) To change oneself so as to be adapted.
They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.Adjustverb
(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.
Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.Adaptadjective
Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.
Adjustverb
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;
Adjust the clock, pleasecorrect the alignment of the front wheelsAdaptverb
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose;
Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new countryAdjustverb
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight;
align the car with the curbalign the sheets of paper on the tableAdaptverb
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions;
We must adjust to the bad economic situationAdjustverb
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions;
We must adjust to the bad economic situationAdjustverb
make correspondent or conformable;
Adjust your eyes to the darknessAdjustverb
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
